Kennedy Middle School student, Matthew Maciejewski, was honored as a finalist for his project, “Pore” My Way to Cleaner Water, at the 67th annual Science and Engineering Fair at Quinnipiac University in Hamden on Saturday, March 14. eesmarts, an Energize CT program, sponsored the special award categories of alternative/renewable energy for middle and high school students; future…

AVON—Talcott Mountain Academy announced that Southington’s Zachary Waskowicz was among a list of several Talcott Mountain Academy students to advance to the state level of the Connecticut History Day Competition. On Saturday, March 7, he competed at the regional level of the competition in Torrington. Waskowicz placed second in the exhibits division. “Each student is…

By STEPHEN SINGER Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Eighteen years, three governors and $567 million after a study was commissioned to come up with a way to improve public transportation in central Connecticut, a bus-only corridor is about to open, promising to overtake motorists sitting on traffic-clogged Interstate 84. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, state…

By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) _ Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez and his fiancee traded expressionless glances Friday as she took the witness stand to testify in his murder trial. Shayanna Jenkins was called by prosecutors after being granted immunity, which means she was ordered to testify by…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The state Board of Regents has increased tuition and fees by 4.8 percent at Connecticut’s community colleges and regional state universities. Gregory Gray, president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, said Thursday his staff discussed “40 or 50 scenarios” to grapple with a $48.6 million budget gap next year…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press SUFFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ A parole board panel that had earlier approved the release of a convicted cop killer without any input from the officer’s family rescinded that decision Wednesday after an outcry from the victim’s relatives, prosecutors and police officers. The panel voted 3-0 to revoke the parole it…

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ The string of snow storms and bitter cold in February cost Connecticut jobs, the state Labor Department reported Thursday. The state lost 3,700 nonfarm jobs in February, snapping a seven-month streak of rising employment. State labor economists blamed business closings and work interruptions for the jobs downturn. The unemployment rate ticked…

This two-session poetry workshop is designed as an introduction to the joyful abundance of poetry in our lives, so that we may all benefit from the beauty around us and within us, and realize the beauty we create ourselves. Beginning with an introduction to famous poets and poems and the tools utilized in the craft…

YMCA Camp Sloper in Southington will be running an April Vacation Camp the week of April 6-10 featuring five separate camps: Movie Making Camp, Horseback Riding Camp, Rocket Science Camp, Adventure Camp, and Traditional Camp. The Adventure and Rocket Science Camps are available for campers in grades 2-5. Horseback Riding Camp is available for campers…